This weblog discusses the finer points of videogame character costumes.
Philosophy and rules:
1) The ideal costume looks cool, but also has a soul.
2) Overall aesthetics of the game also come into play.
3) A great costume can make a good game great or a bad game warrant a rental.
4) Unlockable outfits must be worth the trouble of obtaining it and playing through the game multiple times.
5) Cosplay is now in the mix!

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Rachel has no extra costumes in Ninja Gaiden Sigma, but she does sport at least five visually confirmed hairstyles. They are standard blonde, short cut (blonde), long flowing (blonde), assassin cut (blonde), standard brunette. Message board posts claim up to 11 total styles, but the above are ones I’ve seen pics or videos of so that’s what I’m going with. Check out this users YouTube collection for the above styles in motion.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

I’m just going to quote this article found here. “The 360 version (of VF5) will sport 75% more costumes to dress up your players with. To make it easier to collect all of these items, more money is given to you right off the bat in quest mode and it has been made slightly easier to obtain gold in the game.”

75% more AND online versus play? Too cool beyond words. Also sounds like more could be coming via DLC.

Second set of Rumble Roses XX DLCThe descriptions on the most recent set of downloadable outfits were very vague, but thankfully GEL posted this screen below. At first glance they appear to only be additional colors, but they also have different logos and textures. It’s ok I guess. Up to this point, I bought 6 costumes from the first wave and 2 from this one. That’s $8 extra you got from me Konami, now get to working on a new RR game!

Friday, July 06, 2007

Developed by the same folks behind Genji, Folksoul aka Folklore here in the states has some nifty outfits. Based on the demo available on the Japanese PSN store, Folklore plays way better than Genji and has a much better story.

The various costumes for Elen have been revealed and I really like them, especially the insect/fairy/witch motifs. I’m still not sure if I would buy the full game at launch, but it certainly has my attention.

I keep walking by the special Guild Wars box and just love how it looks. The image below is basically the same as the box and it rocks. The armor is all kinds of awesome and makes me want to play the game.